Yaakov Bender

Rabbi, head of Jewish school in NYC

Yaakov Bender[1][2] (born 1950) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway).[3] He was appointed[4] first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal.[5] Bender is a speaker, writer[6] and adviser on Jewish education.

He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools.[7]

His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene.[8] His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York such as RIETS and Israel.[9] [10]

In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation.[11]

## COVID-19 vaccination advocacy

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Bender encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying "We haven't lived through enough?"[2][12]

## Works

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* Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash[13]
* Chinuch for Today[14]
* Chinuch With Heart[15]
* Chinuch With Chessed[16]
* The Chinuch Haggadah[17][18]
* Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash Vol. 2[19]
* Chinuch With Simchah[20]
* A Heart for Another [21]

## References

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1. ^ Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times.
2. ^ a b Liam Stack (September 6, 2021). "For a Second Year, Jews Mark the High Holy Days in the Shadow of Covid". The New York Times.
3. ^ "darchei.org". August 23, 2018.
4. ^ "HEARTFELT" (PDF). January 14, 2018.
5. ^ Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school". Long Island Herald.
6. ^ "Mishpacha contributors: Rabbi Yaakov Bender".
7. ^ "Torah Umesorah Staff".
8. ^ Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds. Artscroll. ISBN 9781422608883.
9. ^ Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen". Ami.
10. ^ https://x.com/JSoundbites/status/1195890572956966918
11. ^ "1997 Covenant Award Recipient".
12. ^ "Orthodox Rabbis Encourage the COVID Vaccine Ahead of Rosh Hashanah". The Jewish Exponent. September 3, 2021.
13. ^ Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash. Artscroll. January 2021. ISBN 978-1-4226-2777-8.
14. ^ "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch for Today - In Stock at ArtScroll!". www.artscroll.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
15. ^ Chinuch With Heart: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4226-1967-4.
16. ^ Chinuch With Chessed: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4226-1340-5.
17. ^ The Chinuch Haggadah: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. March 2019. ISBN 978-1-4226-2287-2.
18. ^ Jay Michaelson (April 5, 2019). "The Best New Haggadot And The Best Of All Time". The Forward.
19. ^ Rav Yaakov * Bender on Chumash Vol. 2.
20. ^ Chinuch With Simchah.
21. ^ https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422642610.html

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